My Sophia Myles film festival continued with 2006’s Tristan + Isolde. The story of Tristan and Isolde is one of the great tragic love stories, and has been told in medieval romances for about a millennia. The story centers on the love triangle between Tristan, his uncle (and liege lord) Mark, and Mark’s wife Isolde.Continue reading “On Tristan + Isolde”
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On Watching Father Ted
Last night, I worked on Christmas cards. I needed some background noise. So I put in Father Ted. Here’s the set-up for people who haven’t heard of it. Father Ted was a mid-90s Irish sitcom about three Catholic priests who ministered to a small island off the coast of Ireland, Craggy Isle. The episodes revolvedContinue reading “On Watching Father Ted”
On Various and Sundry Memes
You’re Ireland! Mystical and rain-soaked, you remain mysterious to many people, and this makes you intriguing. You also like a good night at the pub, though many are just as worried that you will blow up the pub as drink your beverage of choice. You’re good with words, remarkably lucky, and know and enjoy atContinue reading “On Various and Sundry Memes”
On Being Irish
St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, and yet it’s never too late to ask, “So, how Irish am I…?” If you really must know, I don’t think I have any Irish blood in me, but I do love my Guinness and my Beamish (even if you can’t get Beamish in this country any more).Continue reading “On Being Irish”